KEETMANSHOOP – Defence minister Frans Kapofi has clarified Namibia’s role in the DRC conflict. He was responding to questions from Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Elma Dienda. Kapofi said Namibia’s support for a fellow SADC member state does not necessarily have to be militarily. He told Dienda that from his understanding of her questions, she seemed...
NKURENKURU – More than 30 000 beneficiaries in the Kavango West Region have received their monthly food parcels under the drought relief programme, since Friday. About 39 000 households across all the eight constituencies in the region are beneficiaries of the drought relief programme. The programme distributes food parcels per household every month to cater...
NKURENKURU – A total of 1 487 malaria cases were recorded in the Kavango West region from the beginning of February to the first week of March. Six deaths were also recorded in the region during February, chief medical officer of the Kavango West Health Directorate Beata Siteketa said during a consultative meeting convened by...
MARIENTAL – Deputy energy minister Kornelia Shilunga on Tuesday officiated at electrification of 115 households in the informal residential area of Maltahöhe. Another 21 households in the August Dam and Kries settlements also received electricity. The inauguration event was held at the open field in the Vaalkamp informal settlement in Maltahöhe. The Ministry of Mines...
Namibia has been advised to adopt Ethiopian agricultural strategies following a benchmarking visit by the delegation from the National Assembly’s Parliamenty Standing Committee on Natural Resources to that country. The committee now wants the country to adopt and implement successful agricultural strategies to bolster Namibia’s food security and support its farming communities. The recently-concluded study...
Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) CEO John Steytler resigned yesterday, but dismissed any assertions that he may have left the position under duress. Steytler said he decided to step down with immediate effect after serving as the bank’s top executive for a year and six months. “On record, I was not forced,” he told New...
KEETMANSHOOP – Deputy safety and security minister Lucia Witbooi said community service sentences are retributive and restorative in that they are beneficial for offenders, the community and the State. She said this during the launch of the roll-out of community service orders to the Lüderitz and Aus courts, which recently took place in the harbour...
ONGWEDIVA – Several people are reportedly risking their lives to harvest mopane worms at Etosha National Park. Some even trespass into farms without permission from the owners. Oshikoto police chief Teopoline Kalompo-Nashikaku warned that entering Etosha National Park is risky and dangerous. “There are wild animals in Etosha that might attack and kill a person,”...
Eenhana – The International University of Management (IUM) today officially inaugurated its new state-of-the-art campus in Eenhana in Ohangwena region. The campus, valued at N$45 million, is a significant investment by the institution to expand access to higher education in the region and beyond. Speaking at the event, IUM founder and council chair David Namwandi...
SWAKOPMUND -The Office of the Prime Minister’s executive director I-Ben Nashandi has urged directors and managers serving in that office to prioritise youth employment. “A competitive and sustainable economy is key to solving youth unemployment. We must ensure our policies create opportunities for young people, especially through procurement that supports local businesses. Namibian youth-led enterprises...